Experts & Staff
WRI India brings together 300+ staff and experts who are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as climate, economics and finance, food and land use, energy, governance and more. We work across 20+ states to meet people’s essential needs, to protect and restore nature, and to stabilize the climate and build resilient communities.
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India Executive Team
Pawan Mulukutla
Executive Program Director - Integrated Transport, Clean Air and Hydrogen

India Executive Office Members
Program Experts & Staff
Rajit Bhat
Program Associate - Transport

Anindita Bhattacharjee
Senior Program Communications Associate - Electric Mobility & Hydrogen

Devadathan Biju
Junior Program Associate - Climate

Lanvin Concessao
Program Manager - Energy

Shanmugam Darjibrother
Associate - IT
Anya George
Program Associate - Transport

Akshatha Hegde
Senior Associate - Finance and Operations

Varun Jyothiprakash
Senior Program Manager

Chandana K
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport
Iranna Koppad
Junior Program Associate - Electric Mobility

Deepak Sriram Krishnan
Deputy Director - Energy

Pranusha Kulkarni
Senior Program Associate, Electric Mobility

Nupur Kulkarni
Program Manager - Food, Land and Water

Laveena Lobo
Senior Associate - Human Resources

Rajeev Malagi
Program Manager - Urban Development
Rejeet Mathews
Program Director - Urban Development

Chaitra Mehra
Manager - Human Resources

Harshitha Mruthyunjaya

Aloke Mukherjee
Manager - Cities and Transport

Dhriti Pant
Senior Program Associate - MEL

Paresh Parab
Program Manager - Restoration Planning and Implementation

Manojna Polisetty
Program Associate - Sustainable Cities & Transport

Apoorva R
Program Manager – Climate, Economics and Finance

Rohan Rao
Program Manager – Electric Mobility

Sruthi Subbanna

T.S. Gowthami
Senior Program Associate

Srinivas Alavilli
Program Senior Fellow – Sustainable Cities and Transport
